Mop



oct. 31, 1933. T, ,.LL 1,933,262

MOP

Filed Dec. 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l /n/e'nlfor: Thomas ffzll.

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Patented Oct. 31, 1933 MOP Thomas Hill, Detroit, Mich., assigner t D. H.

' `Gilcrist, Detroit, Mich.

Application December 26, 1930 lSerial No. 504,792

2 Claims.

' The present invention relates to that type of device known as a selfwringing mop or as a combined mop and wringer and is an improvement overthe mop shown in vmy Patent No. 1,676,497.

The chief object ofthe improvement is to enable the mop to employ anyrags of the proper length as mopping material, without any specialpreparation, and to facilitate their being fastened into place.

1o My invention possesses numerous other adn vantages thatwill becharacterized during the course oi the following detailed description,illustratedv throughout the accompanying drawings, and more particularlypointedl out in the appended claims. i y

With reference to the drawings: Figure l'is afplan view of the completeinventicn, and broken as indicated.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the important part of theinventionshowing the jaws there- -of in an opened position.

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially upon line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section substantially upon line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an inner plan view of one of the jaw members of the device,and Figure 6 is a similar View of the opposing jaw member.

Figure 7 is an inner plan view of the jaw member operating lever.

Figure 8 is a section substantially upon line 8-8 of Figure 2.

Figure 9 is an underneath plan assembly of the device and broken asshown.

Figure 10 is a clear illustration of the device in the act of wringingthe mop cloths thereof, with handle broken as indicated.

Figure 11 shows how the jaw end of the device will appear when it isready for use.

Figure 12 clearly illustrates the device in the act of drying the clothsthereof.

Figure 13 is a section substantially upon line 13-13 of Figure 9.

The invention comprises ar handle portion 1,

lwhich may be formed of a steel tubing or of wood, preferably the latterin order to eliminate ex cessive weight. The front end of the saidhandle has a portion thereof reduced in diameter to re ceive thetelescopically engaged sleeve member 2 which is ofA metal, and withreference to Figure 1 it is observed that one end of this sleeve isforked as at 3, and the purpose of the portion 3 is to support themechanism of the device, further eX- planation presently follows.

Members 4 and 5 are provided as seen in'Figures 5 and 6, and it is noted-thatthese members are respectively formed of a single sheet Yof metal.Member 4 having teeth 6 and 'l formed thereupon, while member 5 hassimilar teeth 8 and 9, and the particular construction of the said teethis to effect a rm grip upon the ends of the cloths A, Y v

and the-operating lever 12.

This however may appear to form a` rigid triangle, but 'actually thedeflections l5 in member 11 vpermit the same to elongate under tensionand thus permit the pivot.

13'to snap past the plane in which lie the pivots 14 and 16. This snapaction together with friction retains the jaws closed upon the mop.Raised 'portions 15 of part 11 of member 5 provide a clearance forpassage of the heads of rivets 14.

In Figure 9 the entire mechanism of the device is mounted upon fork 3-of sleeve 2 by means of transversely extending studA 16, spacing sleeve17 and washers 18 where shown. This arrangement permits the mechanism ofthe device to 'pivot relative to the handle thereof, and in the positionof any angle preferred; an example of this fact is revealed in Figures 2and 10.

' Rod 19 is provided, one end of which is formed into a suitable crankas at 20, and having knob 21 secured thereto, the said rod adapted tofreely pass through an ape turnedY part 10B of m rture in part 10A andupember 4. The opposite end of rod 19 being formed into a T head as at22 in Figure 1, and the portion 22 brazed or welded to elongated loopbars 23 in order that the same may be freely rotated by the rod 19 whendesired for the purpose of wringing or drying cloths A. When thisconnection iscomplete bars 23 will be at right angles to rod 19, asclearly seen in Figure 10.

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Throughout the drawings the device is illustrated with a double clotharrangement, whereas a single cloth may be used if preferred withoutaffecting any change of the device or the operation thereof.

The complete details of construction of the device having just beenexplained, the operation thereof immediately follows:

The cloths A are drawn through bars 23 and their ends placed betweenteeth 6, 7, 8 and 9 of members 4 and 5 respectively, the jaws being openas in Figure 2, lever 12 is then pressed downwardly to the positionshown in Figure 3, the ends of the said cloths are now fixed by a firmgrip within the said jaws and the device is ready to be used for moppingpurposes, as in Figure 11.

A novel feature of the device is the simple operation thereof for dryingcloths A, and this is accomplished by merely elevating rod 19 fromrecess 24 in handle 1 and sliding the same to the position as indicatedin Figure 12, and again placing the rod into the said recess forretaining the same in the cloth-drying position of the device, and thelatter may be changed to the position as in Figure 11 in the same simplemanner. Cloths A are very quickly and effectively .wrung by sliding rod19 to the position as in Figure 12 and permitting the said rod to pivotapproximately 90 degrees in relation to handle 1, and by rotating thesaid rod by crank 20 thereof,` until cloths A will have assumed therigidly twisted position clearly revealed in Figure-10. rIihis featurealone is indeed a' decided advantage in view of eliminating thenecessity of placing the hands into the water, and also the twisting ofthe cloths by hand, as in many types of mops used.

By substituting cloths A with cloths for polishing purposes the devicebecomes an effective floor polisher and would be serviceable for other1similar operations.

One of the advantages of my invention, and one of no less importancethan those hereinbefore stated is that due to the simple manner ofconstruction employed it may be manufactured at an exceedingly low cost,and placed upon the market at a price well in keeping with *Y itsquality, and within reach of all classes of trade, consequently itsvalue from a commeroial viewpoint can not of course be overly estimated.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A combined mop, wringer and dryer cornprising a handle, a jawtransverse to and pivoted at onefend of the said handle, a second jawpivoted to and opposed to the first-named jaw, means to open and closethe said jaws, a rod slidably and rotatably mounted on the firstnamedjaw, said jaw being perpendicular to and passing between the said jawsthrough a gap in the mop clamping portion of one of the said jaws whenthe same are closed, and lying along the said handle when the device isin use 10o l for mopping purposes, a pair of transverse elongated loopsat the end of the said rod projecting from the jaws, one of the saidloops being at each side of the axis of the rod, and means to rotate thesaid rod.

2. A combined mop,wringer and dryer as set forth in claim 1, in whichthe loops at the endV of the rod lie in oblique planes sloping towardthe opposite end of the rod so that when the loop carrying end of therod is drawn up to the 11() jaws of the device the outer portion of eachof the said loops will lie one on each side of the jaws.

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v THOMAS HILL.

